The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-23
IN LINBY PRISON.
Ten Dollars Paid for IL Single Apple, and
How 1t Saved Ono Mans LILO.

tho Shenandoah Valley, in 'Gi, ! was
transferred from our Second Battalion,
New York heavy artillery, to the head
quarters Of Colonel (but then acting
Brigadior- General) Thoburn, 10 Assist in
writing for a week or SO. found my
once Doctor friend had not thrown Off
any OF his Christian spirits when he
"loned" the strspB-and right here lot me
add, no rebel bullet ever pierced the body
OF Drawer or nobler man, or sent thereby
q purer spirit to the realms OF immortal
blisg. 1wls back with our boys, however,
in time to take part in that great battle
Of Winchester, Auguat 10, '04 Tho West
Virginia boys were drawn up in line OF
battle to make the first charge in the
afternoon. Our Battalion was with them,
Colonel Thoburn rode along the lines ex-
ho.ting them to DO their duty, and ths
world knowa they did. I, with six Of my
comrades, was knocked down by u
shell, three Of them wera killed and three
wounded. remained on tho field all
night, but By early dawn was making for
our army, which had csmped about two
miiea ahead. Just as I stopped on the
pike the gallant General Sheridan and
etaf came gallop;ng along, and before l
had timo TO salute him be did mo, aud
said: "Hurt much?" l raised my cap
and naid: "Nos much, General"
About week before the battle Of Fish.
or Hill. my friend, Qrar.ermaster Thomas
Singleton, OF Wheeling, and myself were
having little chat, Col. Thoburn said,
"Boye, il at any time you should ever be
SO unfortunate aa to be captured, let me
whisper unto you little bit OF advice,
Should you be sick and no phyeician near,
no matter how opposite the thing msy be
to your usual custom Of taxing; ii your
stomach Graves it, and il is within your
reach, take it-it will do you good" Now,
whca Iwas in Salisbury prison, North
Carolina, and near deaths door with dye-
en.ery, my stomach craved applea; so I
hob5led up to tho sutler's and said, altar
esluting him, ssir, have you any apples ~
he replied very gruilly, "Yes, but not 10,
Yanks." very mildly said, Friend, il
not for Yanks, have you any for his
greenbacks?" He again looked at mo as
though he had concluded to swallow me,
and said very sharply: "What does DIV.
ing Ysnk want with frozen apples? They
will only send you to Hadesa litt!s Quick.
er than yon wi!l,"-pointing toward our
quartore. eyes, ii you have C tcn.lol!ar
greenback about your rags, here ia your
last pill" I took it and ate it with great
relish, and from that very moment began
to improve.
Now I must tell you how was 80 fortu.
nate as to have ten dollara. When we
prisoners arrived at Libby prison, a Major
Turner ordered all our boys to givs up I'll
our money, which they did, also their
overcoats and blankets. Flo kept book
in which he put their namos and the
amounts given, and said: when you
are exchanged 1t will b. returned to YOU.
| saw, him tske enough money from our
poor boys to start bank. Iran all risks
and kept mine, Ri. 35. si,;s2(s
q We were pasoled February %, 1865, and
more ghaatly SGT OF ragged prisoners
never left prison. There we're 1000 OF
us-the other 5000 having starved to
death. 1t took all that day to hobble
about three miles. When We reached our
lines aud saw the glorious old flag bidding
ns welcome, We oil tried to shout, but
found we could not, 30 we all took OF our
plecea OF hets and caps and threw them
up aa high "a our strength would permit
us. At Wilmington, N. O., we were ship
ped to Camp Parole. near Aanapolls, Nd,
and were discharged there in time to reach
our homes by the glorious Fourth Of July,
1865. ALFRED TURNER.
Chaplain Logan Pest, G.. "A. r.
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